France’s indo-Pacific push
In a speech on 28 July during a visit to French Polynesia, French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the benefits of French protection in the region, within...
Australian ships head to IPE2021
HMA Ships Canberra and Anzac set sail from Darwin last night, marking the start of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21 (IPE21), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity.
Chief of Joint Operations, Lieutenant...
Australian ships join IPE21
HMA Ships Canberra and Anzac set sail from Darwin last night, marking the start of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21 (IPE21), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity.
Chief...
Australian ships join IPE21
HMA Ships Canberra and Anzac set sail from Darwin last night, marking the start of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 21 (IPE21), Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity.
Chief...
UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt
By Ben Bland*
The United Kingdom’s proposed “tilt” to the Indo-Pacific was met with plenty of scepticism, including from this author, when it was unveiled...
Russia’s battle for the Black Sea
The magazine Foreign Affairs has an article entitled "Why Moscow’s Moves Could Determine the Future of Navigation". The magazine lets you read one article...
ANZUS at 70: the beginnings
By James Goldrick*
In the first years of the 20th century, shared perceptions of the potential threat from Japan began to bring Australia and America...
Quietly achieving five-power pact
The defence chiefs of the members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) had a crucial dialogue in June. The five states—Australia, Malaysia, New...
Russia’s FONOP reaction and international law
By Louis Martin-Vézian*
On the morning of June 23, 2021, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender departed its port of call in Odessa, Ukraine, and made...
Maritime surveillance in Indian Ocean
By David Brewster and Samuel Bashfield*
The Indian Ocean is an increasingly contested strategic environment. A growing Chinese naval presence raises the prospect that Beijing...